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Eurofighter Costs by
John Cook
Hi all
I came across a news item on
http://www.airpower.at/greymatter/archives/00000049.htm
It has a breakdown of the cost to the Austrian government for 18
Eurofighter typhoon, so we can get an accurate price of an export jet.
I have translated the main part from German as:-
Quote:
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How many RAF Typhoons? by
John Cook
On 07 Aug 2004 06:55:55 GMT, (IanDTurner) wrote:
232!, there are penalties that make it uneconomic to cancel any...
That said - only if _all_ four nations agree to cut numbers and then
are able to renegociate with Eurofighter GmbH will there be any
reduction.
The first...
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Gen Jumper praises Eurofighter by
John Cook
"US Air Force chief praises Eurofighter
21 July 2004
LAAGE - The chief of staff of the US Air Force, General John P.
Jumper, was quoted Wednesday as praising the Eurofighter Typhoon after
a test flight on the much-maligned jet, which has been in service just
11 weeks with the German Air...
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Qatars next fighter by
John Cook
Hi All
Theres speculation that Qatar is looking to replace its Mirage 2000-5
with something else, they hope to sell the Mirages to India.
Gripen
Eurofighter
F16's have been mentioned.
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Eurofighter news by
John Cook
Hi All
Two Eurofighter Typhoons are now in Singapore after a 13,000km trip,
the aircraft are to be evaluated by Singapore and are in
competition with the F15T and the Rafale.
The F15T and the Rafale have been flown already, the Typhoons
evaluation will be over the next two weeks, the price...
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Second best JSF by
John Cook
Fighters the `next best' from
http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,9916467%255E911,00.html
22jun04
AUSTRALIA will not get "top of the range" stealth fighters in the $15
billion deal for the new generation US-built aircraft.
The Australian version of the Joint Strike...
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F-35 delay's and other restrictions by
John Cook
Hi all more JSF delays...
See:-
http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/06144wna.xml
F-35 In-Service Dates Slide
By Robert Wall
06/13/2004 08:29:39 PM
"Top Pentagon officials are about to consider a new course for the
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JSF/Typhoon combination good? by
John Cook
Hi All
In an almost futile effort to get some aviation related stuff back on
RAM.....Here goes...
Both Italy and the UK are planning to use both the JSF and the
Eurofighter, AIUI the thinking behind this is that the Eurofighter
Typhoon is more AtoA and the JSF F-35 is more AtoG, having two...
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Strange Raptor Pictures by
John Cook
http://www.f-22raptor.com/
Not covered up , what is it? ballistic test rig??, Traing airframe??.
A cheap tarpaulin would have been better than relying on its inherent
stealth.:-)
Cheers
John Cook
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Australia chooses Airbus tankers by
John Cook
CANBERRA, April 16 (Reuters)
"Australia selected Airbus parent EADS on Friday to supply tanker
aircraft worth US$1.5 billion, moving to extend its military reach and
boosting the Franco-German company's efforts to develop its arms
business.
Three months after beating Boeing Co (BA.N: Quote,...
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Raptor Smurfs by
John Cook
Hi all
My friend has sent me an interesting page from a mag, The front page
is missing but the author is :-
C Lyons - 10200 N VIRGINIA ST, RENO, NV 89506
Phone: (775) 677-1101
I just scanned a picture in it.........., it shows two interesting
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Singapore down selects three fighters... by
John Cook
Singapore has down selected the F15, Rafale and the Eurofighter
typhoon for their next generation fighter....
The F16, F18E/f and Sukhoi Su-30MK were rejected.
"Asked how the final three were chosen, Mindef said it had looked at
several factors like operational performance, the availability...
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Australia F111 to be scrapped!! by
John Cook
Hi all
I have just heard on the radio that Australia is to scrap its fleet
of F111's...
Not surprising really they did cost quite a bit to run.
Cheers
John Cook
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JSF HWF or LWF by
John Cook
Hi All
I was just looking at the weight of the JSF, considering it was slated
to be around 25,000lbs it was considered a light weight fighter and a
suitable replacement for the F16, Hornet, something in the Corsair
A-7 mold.
Now it seems it firmly entered the Heavy weight division!.
The...
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Eurofighter weapon load mystery by
John Cook
Hi all
Can anyone point to a picture where the Eurofighter Typhoon can
carry 2x wing fuel tanks and 2x Storm Shadow missiles.
All I have seen is little diagrams depicting this setup, but I have my
doubts that the 5.2 meter length of the Storm Shadow can be
accomodated on the inner wing pylon...
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Commanche alternatives? by
John Cook
What will the US use?
There is obviously a operational need for an attack helicopter.
How about licensed production of the Tigre!!
I can't imaging the Apache being current in a very few years, not
without major upgrades...
Cheers
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F15E's trounced by Eurofighters by
John Cook
Hi all
Just saw this and it peaked my interest..
"The New Air Superiority Benchmark
Thursday the 19th of February 2004 will mark the day when the
undisputed king of air superiority had to surrender its thirty-year
crown to a newcomer. It happened over the skies of Windermere, in the
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Confusion Surrounds F/A-22 Upgrade Program by
John Cook
see
http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/03224wna.xml
cheers
John Cook
Any spelling mistakes/grammatic errors are there purely to annoy. All
opinions are mine, not TAFE's however much they beg me for them.
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Was the EFA coalition a mistake for the Brits? by
John Cook
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:54:28 -0700, hobo wrote:
The Eurofighter started as a British project and then they brought in
other countries, some of whom then left and then some came back and
politically it has been a big mess. Would the Brits have been better off
doing what became...
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F-15E Crash today by
John Doe
F-15 Crashes In Rural Virginia
Pilots Parachute To Safety
POSTED: 7:14 pm EDT May 6, 2004
UPDATED: 10:03 pm EDT May 6, 2004
CALLAWAY, Va. -- An F-15E fighter jet on a training flight crashed Thursday
afternoon several miles west of Rocky Mount, military and Franklin County
authorities said. Two...
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